Vehicle Electrical Distribution Engineer jobs in United States
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Waymo · 4 weeks ago

Vehicle Electrical Distribution Engineer

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$196K/yr - $248K/yr

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The Vehicle Electrical Distribution Engineer will be responsible for developing vehicle harnesses, creating layouts and drawings, and collaborating with suppliers and OEM partners to ensure the successful integration of electrical systems into future Waymo vehicles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Developing custom vehicle harness’ for future Waymo vehicles
Create 3D routing within evolving vehicle architecture, CatiaV5/ V6 electrical workbench
Create 2D layout/ harness drawings using Mentor Graphics Capital suite
Participation in peer reviews for 2D / 3D designs in accordance with Waymo guidelines and best practices
Select appropriate harness components including terminals, connectors, wire types and sizes, harness coverings
Working with Tier one harness suppliers to quote, DFM and manufacture harnesses for volume production
Negotiation of routing and attachment locations in the evolving vehicle environment
Interacting with Waymo partner OEMs to co-develop/ inform their vehicle wiring architecture
Troubleshooting and repair guidance

Qualification

CatiaV5/V6Mentor Graphics CapitalWiring EngineeringDFMEA participationElectrical wiring componentsTroubleshootingHarness manufacturing

Required

Evidence of landing multiple wiring projects on several vehicle platforms, having gone through vehicle launches, troubleshooting, drawing updates
Catia electrical workbench, modeling 3D harness in a vehicle environment
Past experience with ‘Wiring Engineering', for example, calculating wire size, determining voltage drops
Participated in wiring DFMEAs, DVP creation and execution

Preferred

Electrical wiring component library experience
Capital Logic tool-set experience for schematic development
Troubleshooting / Warranty experience
Harness manufacturing and repair experience

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
2021 (298)
2020 (317)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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